25 August, 2020
21 August, 2020
Kevin Sadler replaces Susan Acland-Hood who has been appointed as a Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education
21 August, 2020 Open access
Delivery of new benefit only two months later than originally planned is a 'significant achievement' given challenges posed by COVID-19, says Communities Secretary
20 August, 2020
Changes include a commitment to provide a video relay service across telephony services for all benefits and services
20 August, 2020
New decision-making guidance issued in relation to the daily living component of PIP, the care component of DLA, attendance allowance and carer’s allowance
20 August, 2020
New DWP guidance
20 August, 2020
20 August, 2020 Open access
Taylor, Re Application for Judicial Review [2020] NIQB 46
19 August, 2020
Coalition calls for further reforms to devolved disability assistance to ensure that it supports right to independent living and takes into account costs associated with equal participation
19 August, 2020
Lennon, Re Application for Judicial Review [2020] NICA 15
18 August, 2020 Open access
'Fast-tracked' application process also introduced for those in the clinically extremely vulnerable group
17 August, 2020
5,000 young people expected to benefit from one-off payment of £250 designed to help with the costs of starting a new job
17 August, 2020
New survey also finds that nine out of ten respondents want support from another person during assessments, while almost half said home assessments would be best
17 August, 2020
Michael O'Donnell v Department for Communities [2020] NICA 36
14 August, 2020 Open access
New report highlights public health risk as workers with mild coronavirus symptoms forced to continue working
13 August, 2020 Open access
Peers seek evidence on questions including effectiveness of virtual proceedings and whether they should continue when social distancing ends
13 August, 2020
New DWP statistics also show that only 12 per cent of local authorities spent less than 90 per cent of their allocation
12 August, 2020
MS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (ESA)
[2020] UKUT 235 (AAC)
CE/2356/2019
11 August, 2020
O'Donnell v Department For Communities [2020] NICA 36
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